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These 4 Careers jobs only exist in Nigeria... Newspay/ jmayorchinedu

These 4 Careers jobs only exist in Nigeria 5,591 Comments / Lifestyle / By Chidera Ikemefuna / December 13, 2018 - 9:06 AM Nigerians are nothing, if not resourceful, and in a country of unique challenges, we’ve managed to create these unique solutions and jobs to meet them. Some of these jobs exist outside of Nigeria, in a few countries on the African continent. But where they do, they are merely watered-down versions of what we have in Nigeria. The only similarity between a bus conductor in Owerri and another in Kampala is the name; nobody in East Africa can teach you to shout sixteen bus-stops in the same syllable. (1) Super-Human Bus Conductor (Agbero): Transport in Nigeria is mostly in the hands of private interests who manage thousands of buses that ply our “roads”. The bus conductor usually doesn’t have a seat of his own so he latches on to the frame of the bus for most of the ride. (happenings.com.ng) In the course of boarding these buses, you cannot avoid the o

Here is why tribal marks on children should be outlawed... Newspay.com.ng/jmayorchinedu

Here is why tribal marks on children should be outlawed!! 3,920 Comments / Lifestyle / By Chidera Ikemefuna / December 14, 2018 - 12:23 AM A child has no willpower nor does he know what choice is, this shouldn’t be forced to get tribal marks. Tribal marks are a core part of African customary fashion. In Nigeria, people of Oyo, Osun and Kwara States, as well as Hausa people, have tribal markings as fashion. Tribal marks on children should be outlawed (Nairaland ) A while back, Pulse did a breakdown of Nigerian marks and what they mean. Some of the more popular marks are; pele, baamu, keke, gombo, abaja, Nupe and other markings from the Igbo. Lip Plate (Medical Bag) Ear plate (Stowaway Magazine ) In some East African countries, certain things — like extending earlobes and lips, dazzling body parts with metals and sticks — which other people would deem extreme still serve as fashionable. The problem The problem though is that, in Nigeria, a lot of these tribal ma

Unemployment in Nigeria... Newsday Nigeria. Courtesy jmayorchinedu

Why you should take the job that offers you ₦70,000 after NYSC 4,420 Comments / Lifestyle / By Chidera Ikemefuna / December 12, 2018 - 7:52 AM Unemployment struggle is real in Nigeria. Check why a job that pays 70k is not too bad to take. The end of the compulsory National Youth Service Corps program is usually the beginning of employment struggle for most Nigerian graduates. The graduates’ struggle to get a job in Nigeria is underscored by the high rate of unemployment in the country. According to the statistics attributed to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria increased in the third quarter of 2017 to 33.10%. This percentage represents the highest ever in the country. Despite this figure, Nigerian tertiary institutions churn out graduates every year, the same way the NYSC releases graduates into the labour market after serving the country for one year. As these graduates get into the labour market, they face the hash reality

IKA TRIBE IN DELTA STATE NIGERIA . NewsPay Nigeria

A brief Walk into the lives of the Ika Tribe, Ethnic Group in Delta State 4,870 Comments / Lifestyle / By Chidera Ikemefuna / December 11, 2018 - 7:43 AM The Ika people, often confused as Igbo, are native to Delta and Edo states of Southern Nigeria. Often confused with Igbos because of the language similarities, the Ika people are one of the tribes in the Delta and Edo states. The Ika tribe is not Igbo or Benin, but shares similarities with them. For instance, the Ika language is very similar to Igbo, as even their names bear the same semblance. Ika people also share so much in terms of culture and lifestyle with the Benin people as most of the Ika communities were discovered by Benin Prince’s and chiefs. Brief background Ika marriage ceremony (Farabale Africa) The Ika people do not trace their ancestry to common origin. The various clans that make up Ika have many origins. Similarities of the language with Igbo suggests there might be Igbo connections but oral accounts and cult

NEWSPAY the surest way to financial freedom.... Courtesy jmayorchinedu

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SHOCKING AS 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL BRUTALLY GETS GANG RAPED

A 17 -year-old girl has been gang -raped and killed in Ogwugwu village , Oba, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased , who just finished her West African Senior School Certificate Examination, was said to have been attacked and raped by six young men while on her way to buy garri for dinner around 7pm on Wednesday. A source told our correspondent that the suspects believed to be known to the victim had lured her to an uncompleted one -storeyed building where she was raped and killed. The source said , “The boys lured her to an uncompleted building , where they took turn to rape her until she became weak . “ They threw her down from the storey building so that she would not expose them.” He added that the girl’ s corpse had been deposited in a morgue . The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ojoto Police Division , Prince Ezejiofor, confirmed the incident , saying no arrest had been made . The DPO said , “They perpetrated the act about 7pm